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Br Lit 2 - Def
Medieval Period - Definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| white or gray with age | hoary |
| an unnatural lack of color; paleness | pallor |
| talking often, foolishly | prating |
| loud, dissolute bullies | rioters |
| a step or set of steps used in climbing over a fence or wall | stile |
| to delay, linger, be tardy | tarry |
| cautious, in the habit of looking out for possible danger or difficulty | wary |
| most difficult to understand | abstrusest |
| asserts positively, affirms | avouches |
| of a kindly disposition | benign |
| painful, pus-producing infections of the skin | carbuncles |
| bad-tempered, irritable, easily angered | choleric |
| decorated, trimmed | garnished |
| honored; regarded as holy; respected | hallowed |
| an advancement in rank | preferment |
| an evasion of truth | prevarication |
| of a cheerful temperament | sanguine |
| long, tiresome pieces of writing | screeds |
| showing care or concern | solicitous |
| supreme in power, rank or authority | sovereign |
| pimples | whilks |
| a length of six feet | fathom |
| a secluded retreat | hermitage |
| buried | interred |
| struck hard | smote |
| aware (variant) | ware |
| imagined | weened |